Pronounced Peramorphosis in Lissamphibians—Aviturus exsecratus (Urodela, Cryptobranchidae) from the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum of Mongolia

BACKGROUND: The oldest and largest member of giant salamanders (Cryptobranchidae) Aviturus exsecratus appears in the latest Paleocene (near the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum) of Mongolia. Based on femoral and vertebral morphology and metrics, a terrestrial adaptation has been supposed for this sp...

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Autores principales: Vasilyan, Davit, Böhme, Madelaine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3446925/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23028420
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0040665

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3446925/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23028420
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0040665

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